"rocket" in seven languages
Meaningrocket
Spanish
cohete
/koˈete/
masc.other source · Catalan coet, of uncertain origin
French
fusée
/fyze/
fem.other source · Old French fus 'spindle' (Latin FŪSUM) + -ée
Italian
razzo
/ˈraddzo/
masc.other source · uncertain; perhaps an altered rocchetto 'spool'
Portuguese
foguete
/foˈɡetʃi/
masc.other source · fogo 'fire' (Latin FOCUM) + -ete
Romanian
rachetă
/raˈketə/
fem.other source · German Rakete, from Italian rocchetta 'small spool'
Catalan
coet
/kuˈɛt/
masc.other source · of uncertain origin
English
rocket
/ˈɹɑkɪt/
other source · Italian rocchetta 'small spool, bobbin'
English → ItalianrocketrazzoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The story
No shared word, but a shared picture: English rocket is Italian rocchetta 'bobbin', and French fusée is a spindleful of thread, both named for the shape. Spanish cohete came from Catalan.
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In a sentence
- esEl cohete despegó al amanecer.
- frLa fusée a décollé à l'aube.
- itIl razzo è decollato all'alba.
- ptO foguete decolou ao amanhecer.
- roRacheta a decolat în zori.
- caEl coet es va enlairar a l'alba.
- enThe rocket took off at dawn.